Libya: Is there any hope for peace or will it become a hub for regional instability and violence? No and yes -The US/EU/NATO toppling of long-time <n strongman Muammar Gaddafi has led to a dim Qinn cycle of instability and continuous violence. ye - Ithas also led to severe cuts in oil production — ees vo and loss of significant revenue. _ itn =a = - More importantly, Gaddafi’s massive weapons <— stocks have directly flowed to Boko Haram in Ube al endrtua inenrct Nigeria, terrorist groups in Mali and to arm Btn ram other movements in Tunisia — as well as <r - a financing them via the sales and trading of ———— — these weapons. vm = - The US and EU seem to have no strategy to | deal with the situation. White House sources - tell us “it has literally fallen off the table” as an ~ issue of focus. Is this now Egypt’s problem ~ through which the US will send ™ money/weapons? " Global Public Affairs [email protected] 18 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_026812